Planetary hours
in Lagos.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.